The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1887-08-03

same day, at which time all property not
settled for will again be put up and sold
at the expense and risk of the person to
whom first sold.
aSce Purdon's Digest, Ninth Edition,
page 4i6 and Smiths Forms, page 3S4.
L. AGNEW, Sheriff.
Sherifl7s office, Tionesta, Pa, July l6, 1887.
AN ACT
For the encouragement of forest culture
and providing penalties for the injury
and destruction of forests.
SECTION l. Be IL enacted, de-, That, in
consideration of the public benefit to DO
derived from the planting and cultivation
of forest or timber trees, the owner Or
owners of any land in this Commonwealth
planted with forest or timber trees, in
number not less than twelve hundred 10
the acre, SHALL on making due proof there
of, be entitled to receive, annually, from
the commissioners of their respective
counties, during the period that the said
trees are maintained in sound condition
upon the said land, the following sums of
money:
For period of ten years after the land
has been so planted, a sum equal to nine
ty per centum of all taxes annually as
sessed and paid upon the said land, or so
much of the said ninety per centum as
shall not exceed the sum of forty-five
cents per acre.
For second period of ten wears, sum
taxes, or so much of the said eighty per
centum as shall not exceed the sum of
forty cents per acre.
For third and final period of ten years,
sum equal TO fifty per centum of the
said taxes, or so mach of the said fifty
per centum as shall not exceed the sum of
| Twenty-Five cents per acre.
prOuidcd That it shall be lawful for the
owner or owners of the said land, after
the same has been so planted for at least
ber of trees growing thereon to not less
| than six hundred to the acre, so long as
| no portion of the said land shall be abso-
lutely cleared of the said trees: And pro-
| Uided also, That the benefits of this act
| shall not be extended to nurserymen or
0IhEts GROWING 'reos lor
! SECTION 2. The owner or owners of for
! est or timber land in this Commonwealth,
| which has been cleared of merchantable
| timber, who shall within one year after
| the said land has been so cleared. have
given notice to the commissioners of their
| respective counties that the said land is 60
| be maintained in timber, and who shall
maintain upon the said land young forest
or timber trees in sound condition, in
number at least twelve hundred to the
acre, shall, on making due proof thereof,
| be entitled to receive, annually, from the
commissioners of their respective coun-
| ties, the sums of money menti0fied IN tfI6--
| first section of this act: P7OUided, That
| the first period of ten years shall be count
ed from the time that the said land has
been cleared of merchantable timber, and,
that after the said first period of ten years,
| the number of trees upon the said land
may bo reduced as in the said first section
is provided.
SECTION 3. Any person or persons who
shall wilfully or carelessly cut bark from,
or otherwise cut, burn, or iniure any tree,
plant, shrub or sprout, planted, growing,
or being on any land of this Common
wealth, without the consent of the owner
or owners thereof, first had and obtained
or who, without such consent, shall kim
die, or cause to be kindled, fire on any
| forest or timber land in this Common
wealth, or who shall carry into or-aVar
any forest or timber land any lighted cam
die, lamp, torch, or other fire. without
having the same secured in a lantern or
other closed vessel, or who shall discharge
or set OFF fireworks of any kind on said
land, or among the trees thereon, or who
| shall wilfully or carelessly burn or fire
upon his or their own land, or that of 9TH
ers any tree, brush, stubble or other COM
bustible material. whereby fire shall ba-
communicated to the leaves, brush, -~or
timber upon any forest or timber lands
belonging to other parties, shall be sub
iect to penalty of fifty dollars for each
ofiense, committed with cost of suit; ono
half TO go to the party or parties injured,
and the other half to tho school fund of
the district in which said oilense was conf
mittod Provided, That if the defendant,
or defendants, neglect or refuse to pay at
once the penalty imposed and costs, or
shall not enter sufficient bail for the pdy-
ment of the same within ten days, he or
| they shall be committed to the common
Jail of said county for period of not less
than one day for each dollar of the penalty
imposed; AS,d proVided, When the penal
ty imposed is above five dollars, the de-
fendant, or defendants, may enter into
recognizance, with good security, to an
swer said complaint on a charge of misde-
meanOr before the court of quarter scs-
sions of the peace of the county in which
the otlense is committed, which court, ON
conviction of the defendant or dofondants
of the ohense so charged, and failure TO
pay the penalty imposed by this act with
costs, shall commit said defendant or de-
PENDANTS To tho common Jail of the county
for period of not less than one day for
each dollar of penalty imposed.
SECTION 4. Any justice of the peace or
alderman, upon information or complaint
made before him, by the affidavit of one
or more persons. OF the violation Of this
act by amy person or persons, shall issue
his warrant, TO any constable, or police
officer, to cause such person or persons TO
be arrested and brought before tho said
Justice OF the peace or alderman, who shall
hear and determine the guilt or innocence
of the person or persons so charged, who,
ii convicted of the said otfense shall be
sentenced 10 pay the penalty aforesaid
SECTION 8. The commissioners of each
county shall, within one month after the
passage Of this act, cause the same to be
f. published oRe,Rg more times in one news
paper of genera circulation IN their re-
Z spective counties.
! 1851, JAMES \. HEAVIER